TV4 News was a Swedish television channel owned and operated by the TV4 Group. It started broadcasting on 24 January 2012 as Sweden's first 24/7 news channel in the Swedish language, with some material from BBC World News also rebroadcast on the said channel.
Country | Sweden |
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Ownership | |
Owner | TV4 Group |
Sister channels | TV4 Sjuan TV11 TV4 Fakta TV4 Film TV4 Guld TV4 Komedi TV4 Sport |
History | |
Launched | 24 January 2012 |
Closed | 31 August 2013 |
Links | |
Website | www |
Availability | |
Terrestrial | |
Digital terrestrial | Channel 28 |
Kanal Global | Channel 17 |
Kanal Global began simulcasting TV4 News in February 2012 after TV4 News left the terrestrial network: first from 11:00 to 18:00, later cut to a two-hour block from 16:00.[1]
In May 2013, TV4 Group announced that TV4 News will close down as it was not expected to become profitable.[2] TV4 News stopped broadcasting on 31 August 2013.
References
edit- ^ "TV4 News försvinner ur marknätet". Archived from the original on 8 February 2012. Retrieved 19 February 2012.
- ^ Sweden’s TV4 News to close. Broadband TV News. May 20, 2013. Retrieved May 26, 2013.
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